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Story: Aviation
Fans Celebrate First Flight, 12/15/03
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec03/flight_12-15.html
Reading Comprehension
Questions:
- Other than flight
and aviation, what were the Wright brothers' interests?
- What significant
development occurred in 1899 to help the Wright brothers? Why was it
significant?
- Describe the Wright
flyer.
- Who made the first
successful flight? How long was it? What was the pilot's reaction?
- Where is the Wright
flyer now?
Discussion Activity
(more research might be needed):
1. How is your life impacted by aviation? How might the world be different
if air travel had never been created?
2. What are some recent inventions that have affected your life? Explain.
3. What other inventions have affected life in the U.S. as much as airplanes?
4. Research the history of aviation. Who were some of the significant
aviation pioneers?
Write a 300-500 word
essay on any of these topics providing clear examples. Send your completed
editorial to NewsHour Extra [extra@newshour.org].
Exceptional essays might be published on our Web site.
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